Specialty Coating Systems has achieved AS9100 Revision C certification for its Parylene coating service centers in Austin, TX, and Singapore. SCS received AS9100C certification for their coating facilities in California, Indiana, New Hampshire and Wi… Read More »

The 31st Biennial Western Coatings Symposium (WCS), which will be held Oct. 20-23, 2013 at the Paris Hotel is Las Vegas, NV has issued a call for papers and academic posters.
The WCS Committee is seeking technical presentations focused on the newest… Read More »

Volkswagen presented the CrossBlue concept car, a new generation of SUVs, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Volkswagen specially designed the car for the U.S. and Canada, and the color was developed by BASF’s paint speci… Read More »

BASF has set up a new Coatings Technical Competence Center ASEAN in Bangkok, Thailand. This new facility supports technical and laboratory activities mainly in motorcycle coatings, including technology transfer, product development, performance testi… Read More »

PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, in a deal valued at $1.05 billion.
“We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, the second-la… Read More »

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Kansai Paint Co. has been granted a patent for an aqueous primer composition comprised of an aqueous dispersion of modified polyolefin which is comprised of an unsaturated carboxylic acid- or acid anhydride-modified polyolefin havin… Read More »

The Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Awards for new coating technology will be presented at the Eastern Coatings Show (ECS) April 29 – May 2, 2013 in Atlantic City. Pflaumer Brothers, of Ewing, NJ, is sponsoring the awards to honor and recognize… Read More »

AkzoNobel has signed a partnership with The Sage Gateshead, an international venue for music and musical discovery, in which the venue will use AkzoNobel’s International Paint brand protective coatings on its steel structure as well as its Inte… Read More »

Sherwin-Williams, through its Product Finishes Division, announced the winners of its fourth annual ProVisions Vendor Awards during a vendor appreciation program at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.
The Product Fini… Read More »

Advanced surface coating specialist Hardide Coatings has secured a grant of up to £250,000 under the Technology Strategy Board’s “Smart” scheme to commercialize a novel coating that will enable a new generation of hardfacing m… Read More »

Specialty Coating Systems has achieved AS9100 Revision C certification for its Parylene coating service centers in Austin, TX, and Singapore. SCS received AS9100C certification for their coating facilities in California, Indiana, New Hampshire and Wi… Read More »

The 31st Biennial Western Coatings Symposium (WCS), which will be held Oct. 20-23, 2013 at the Paris Hotel is Las Vegas, NV has issued a call for papers and academic posters.
The WCS Committee is seeking technical presentations focused on the newest… Read More »

Volkswagen presented the CrossBlue concept car, a new generation of SUVs, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Volkswagen specially designed the car for the U.S. and Canada, and the color was developed by BASF’s paint speci… Read More »

BASF has set up a new Coatings Technical Competence Center ASEAN in Bangkok, Thailand. This new facility supports technical and laboratory activities mainly in motorcycle coatings, including technology transfer, product development, performance testi… Read More »

PPG Industries has finalized the acquisition of the North American architectural coatings business of Akzo Nobel N.V., Amsterdam, in a deal valued at $1.05 billion.
“We are pleased to have successfully completed this acquisition, the second-la… Read More »

Standox has announced that Fred Haas Toyota World in Spring, Texas has been named the 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown winner in the large shop category.
The awards are presented to the top Toyota Certified Colli… Read More »

Standox has announced that Fred Haas Toyota World in Spring, Texas has been named the 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown winner in the large shop category.
The awards are presented to the top Toyota Certified Colli… Read More »

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments expanded its range of Sunsperse ECO aqueous pigment dispersions for waterborne emulsion architectural paints with three new iron oxide pigments.
Added to the product line are two durable red and one yellow iron oxid… Read More »

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments expanded its range of Sunsperse ECO aqueous pigment dispersions for waterborne emulsion architectural paints with three new iron oxide pigments.
Added to the product line are two durable red and one yellow iron oxid… Read More »

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments expanded its range of Sunsperse ECO aqueous pigment dispersions for waterborne emulsion architectural paints with three new iron oxide pigments.
Added to the product line are two durable red and one yellow iron oxid… Read More »

BASF has started to roll out its Master Builders Solutions brand in Asia Pacific as part of a phased launch process. The global brand is a sign for BASF’s commitment to the construction industry and represents a wide range of construction che… Read More »

BASF has started to roll out its Master Builders Solutions brand in Asia Pacific as part of a phased launch process. The global brand is a sign for BASF’s commitment to the construction industry and represents a wide range of construction che… Read More »

IRL has published, “A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry.” This report has been developed and expanded upon from IRL’s previous studies. The report provides overviews and forecasts for ten national paint and coatings mar… Read More »

IRL has published, “A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry.” This report has been developed and expanded upon from IRL’s previous studies. The report provides overviews and forecasts for ten national paint and coatings mar… Read More »

AkzoNobel is pleased to announce its involvement in an important new initiative to inspire young people into careers in the manufacturing sector. Leading global paints and coatings company AkzoNobel is joining an exclusive group of companies in… Read More »

AkzoNobel is pleased to announce its involvement in an important new initiative to inspire young people into careers in the manufacturing sector. Leading global paints and coatings company AkzoNobel is joining an exclusive group of companies in… Read More »

Grand Rapids, MI — Blackmer, a global leader in positive displacement and centrifugal pump, and reciprocating compressor technologies, is pleased to announce that it has launched a new website focusing specifically on the global Paint & Coa… Read More »

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – A special recognition dinner is planned for March 19, in Orlando, Florida, to honor Toyota of Orlando as the recipient of the 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown Award. Toyota of Orlando was the top-performi… Read More »

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – A special recognition dinner is planned for March 19, in Orlando, Florida, to honor Toyota of Orlando as the recipient of the 2012 Toyota Certified Collision Center Triple Crown Award. Toyota of Orlando was the top-performi… Read More »

Grand Rapids, MI — Blackmer, a global leader in positive displacement and centrifugal pump, and reciprocating compressor technologies, is pleased to announce that it has launched a new website focusing specifically on the global Paint & Coa… Read More »

Grand Rapids, MI – Blackmer, a global leader in positive displacement and centrifugal pump, and reciprocating compressor technologies, is pleased to announce that it has launched a new website focusing specifically on the global Paint &am… Read More »

To further industry innovation, the Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Awards for new coating technology will be presented at the Eastern Coatings Show (ECS) April 29 – May 2, 2013 in Atlantic City. Pflaumer Brothers, of Ewing, NJ, is sponsoring th… Read More »

To further industry innovation, the Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Awards for new coating technology will be presented at the Eastern Coatings Show (ECS) April 29 – May 2, 2013 in Atlantic City. Pflaumer Brothers, of Ewing, NJ, is sponsoring th… Read More »

AkzoNobel, the world’s leading global paints and coatings company, is today announcing that it has signed a partnership with The Sage Gateshead. The Sage Gateshead, an international venue for music and musical discovery, uses AkzoNobel&rs… Read More »

AkzoNobel, the world’s leading global paints and coatings company, is today announcing that it has signed a partnership with The Sage Gateshead. The Sage Gateshead, an international venue for music and musical discovery, uses AkzoNobel&rs… Read More »

Muenster. For exactly five days in April, classic car aficionados’ hearts will be all aflutter. From April 10 to 14, 2013, the Techno-Classica will be taking place in Essen for the 25th time. BASF, with its premium paint brand Glasurit®,wil… Read More »

Muenster. For exactly five days in April, classic car aficionados’ hearts will be all aflutter. From April 10 to 14, 2013, the Techno-Classica will be taking place in Essen for the 25th time. BASF, with its premium paint brand Glasurit®,wil… Read More »

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Competitive Intelligence: Global Paint and Coatings Market Outlook and Leading Supplier Strategies, Marketing Tactics, and Technological Know-How" report to th… Read More »

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Competitive Intelligence: Global Paint and Coatings Market Outlook and Leading Supplier Strategies, Marketing Tactics, and Technological Know-How" report to th… Read More »

Delhi & Geneva, 28 February, 2013 – India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Age… Read More »

POWDER-X AN ESTABLISHED LEADER IN THE POWDER COATING INDUSTRY ANNOUNCED TODAY THE RELAUNCH OF THEIR NEW WEBSITE & REDESIGN OF THEIR LOGO.
THE NEW WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH AN EVEN MORE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH… Read More »

Delhi & Geneva, 28 February, 2013 – India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Age… Read More »

POWDER-X AN ESTABLISHED LEADER IN THE POWDER COATING INDUSTRY ANNOUNCED TODAY THE RELAUNCH OF THEIR NEW WEBSITE & REDESIGN OF THEIR LOGO.
THE NEW WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH AN EVEN MORE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH… Read More »